2). Less resistance will be felt once the punch moves through the skin surface and into the subcutis. Next, remove the punch, leaving the biopsy sitting in its circular incision. Carefully grasp ...

Muscle biopsy is a minor surgical procedure that involves making an incision in the skin to obtain a few small pieces of the underlying muscle for detailed histologic, histochemical, or biochemical ...

The surgeon should be creative in planning the skin incision, as skin can often be preserved between the biopsy site and areola by altering the direction of the incision line to encompass the ...

The most accessible sensory nerve for biopsy is the sural nerve located behind the ankle. The procedure involves injection of a local anesthetic in the area to be biopsied. An incision about two ...